Israel has attacked refugee camps in Gaza, including the Jabalya camp. Here’s what to know about why there are camps in Gaza, and why Israel says it attacked them.
Dozens of people were wounded on Nov. 1 in a strike — the third in 24 hours — on northern Gaza’s Jabalya refugee camp. Initially established in 1948 to house Palestinians who fled or were forced from their homes during the Arab-Israeli War, the camps are now home to many of Gaza’s 1.7 million registered refugees, according to the United Nations.
Even before the war, the camps were cramped, impoverished and lacked basic infrastructure.On Tuesday, Israeli airstrikes hit the Jabalya refugee camp in the north. More than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured, according to the director of a local hospital. The attack was condemned by aid organizations and, after the Hamas border authority released a list of 400 individuals who sought to exit the Strip.
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